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Patented May 21 1889..

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UNITED I STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. TOXVNE, OF CHlPPEVA FALLS, XVISCONSIN.

RACK FOR NEWSPAPER-FILES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters .Patent N 0. 403,797, dated May21, 1889. Application filed I annary 24, 1889. Serial No. 297,340. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. TOWNE, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Chippewa Falls, in the county of Chippewa and Stateof WVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRacks for Newspaper-Files; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersor figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in racks fornewspaperfiles, the obj ect of the same being to provide a simple,cheap, and convenient means for supporting files, or other articlesdesired to be exhibited, the device being adapted to be suspended orattached to a wall, so that the supporting-bars upon which the files areplaced can be raised and folded against the wall, or held in an inclinedposition out from the wall, so that they will be easily accessible; andmy invention consists in the construction and combination of the parts,as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and specifically pointed out inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved exhibiting-rack or newspaper-file holder, showing thefile-supporting bars held at an incline with respect to the wall. Fig. 2is a sectional view showing the bars held in a nearly vertical position.

A and A refer to transverse cross-pieces, which are adapted to besecured to the wall or other vertical support by means of hooks or otherfastening devices, and to these crosspieces are rigidly attachedvertical bars B B, the upper ends of which are provided with recesses17. To the lower portion of the side pieces, B B, of the frame arepivotally attached arms or links 0 C, which are secured to the outersides of the aforesaid side pieces, B B, and to the inner sides of thesupporting-bars D D. The supporting-bars D D on their upslots (1 cl, andare connected to each other near their upper and lower ends by roundcross rods E and F.

Newspaper-files or other articles which are attached to bars forexhibition are placed in the recesses d d, and will be held in a position convenient for access by the means hereinbefore described. When itis desired that the supporting-bars D D shall project outwardly from thewall, the pivoted frame is raised and its upper end is pressed inward,so that the cross-bar E will engage with the notches 1) formed in thevertical side pieces, B. This will hold the supporting-bars in aninclined position, as shown. When it is desired to fold the pivotedframe so that it will he almost flat against the wall, the pivoted frameis raised so as to occupy almost a vertical position, as shown in Fig.2, and said frame will be maintained in this position without liabilityof falling by spring-pressure of the bars D D against the links 0 O,which are in turn pressed against the rigid side pieces, B B, the lowercross-rod, F, being of less length than the upper rod, E. When it isdesired to fill the supporting-bars D, they may be placed so that theupper bar will 00- cupy a position immediately in front of the verticalside pieces, B, and the supportingbars D will then be suspended from thearms so that said arms will be lowered and maintained in an almostvertical position, so that the side bars can be readily filled withfiles.

I claim- 1. In a newspaper-file holder or exhibitingrack, thecombination of a rigid frame consisting of cross-bars A and A, havingvertical side pieces, B B, the upper ends thereof being notched,supporting-bars D, connected to each other by cross-rods E and F, thebars D having notches d (1, arms 0 G, pivoted to the outer edges of thevertical bars E and to the inner edges of the supporting-bars D, theparts being combined and organized substantially as shown, and for thepurpose set forth.

2. The combination, in a newspaper file or rack, of a rigid frame havingnotches b b,

per or outer edges are provided with curved 5o arms 0 O, pivotednearfithe lower ends of the side pieces of the frame, the outer ends ofsaid arms being pivoted to the inner sides of the supporting-bars D D,said supporting- 5 bars being connected to each other by rods E F, thelower rod being of less length than the upper rod, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES H. TOWNE.

Witnesses:

EMMETT E. LOTT, ,F. A. MARTIN.

